Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	77.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '23 at 01:13
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 87 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 169 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 302 40% 297 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.09% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 6.3 3% 4.1 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 4% 4.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.09% Great: 3%
AMD Radeon R5 240 4,978 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 210B) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	4.5% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 5 Parallax 10.2 5% 6.93 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 8.3 Splatting 4.1 4% 5.47 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.5% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7GE240HMGR-00005 240GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT1303Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 184 209 209 205 212 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 430 Write 242 Mixed 200 SusWrite 204 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 32.2 116% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 208 170% 247 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 259GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.7 2.2 1.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 3,647 Write 4 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 2.1 654% 915 MB/s	4K Read 180 4K Mixed 0 11,244% 89.9 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 0420 12GB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 13.3 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	59	60	27.9"	1280 720	PHLC231 PHL 288E2

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Typical GA-H97M-HD3 Builds (Compare 499 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	114x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	60x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16